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Photo courtesy of Connie Smith ENTERING THE RACE: Connie Smith joins two other law enforcement officials seeking the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s position in this fall’s election.
have to hear the details for the county’s proposed participation in a regional jail before forming an opinion. “We have to find a place to put it first,” she* said practically. Currently, members of the Regional Jail Board are looking at a location in Shenandoah County, which is farther away from a proposed location in Warren County.
Smith said that increasing the distance to the jail would be would require additional transportation costs and put a heavy load on county employees.
Smith also talked about increasing training for employees in the Sheriff’s office including advanced training for the dispatchers. “Onecan never have enough training,” she said, “a lot of the training is out there, we just have to seek it out.”
Smith also spoke about increasing school security equipments. “Around the nation our schools are experiencing violence,” she explained. “It is the responsibility of the Sheriff’s office and school officials to deal with these potential situa-. tions.”
Smith serves as a member of the Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company and has coached softball for the high school for nearly 5 years. Other members of the county remember her service in the Castleton Fire Department and assisting with girl’s basketball.
If Smith is elected, she would serve as Rappahannock County’s first woman sheriff. Smith, however, downplayed any significance, “lb me it shouldn’t even be a question,” she said, “I think that people need to look at who is the best person for the job, male or female.”
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